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Willard Frances E School

Public Grades K-4

1477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Willard Frances E School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA, serving 407 students in grades KG-4. Despite being part of the Philadelphia City School District, which is ranked 473 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania, Willard Frances E School has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willard Frances E School significantly underperforms the district and the state of Pennsylvania in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.9% of Willard Frances E students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school struggles across all student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled students. Despite spending significantly more per student ($20,606 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, this has not translated to improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby Brown Henry A School and Sheridan School, which are also part of the Philadelphia City School District, perform significantly better than Willard Frances E School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. Additionally, the nearby Pan American Academy Charter School and Deep Roots Charter School also outperform Willard Frances E School, suggesting that alternative school models may be worth exploring to address the persistent challenges at Willard Frances E School.

377

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,040

Per pupil spending ?

108%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Emerald St
Philadelphia, PA 19134-3552

(215) 400-7180

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Willard Frances E School usually attend:

Middle:	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones
High:	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
	Kensington Health Sciences
	Kensington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

African American:

28.4%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,477^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 148Elementary Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1477 of 1511	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1474 of 1526	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1467 of 1534	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1493 of 1534	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	1425 of 1433	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1429 of 1544	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1260 of 1530	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	1284 of 1547	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	1269 of 1554	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	1282 of 1474	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	1328 of 1467	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	1357 of 1519	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	1380 of 1599	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	1313 of 1597	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	1395 of 1579	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	1323 of 1549	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	1373 of 1551	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	1516 of 1555	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1534 of 1545	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	353 of 413	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	369 of 437	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	378 of 437	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1022 of 1030	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1083 of 1084	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1019 of 1043	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	199 of 207	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	162 of 200	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1432 of 1466	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1446 of 1488	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	403 of 429	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	395 of 454	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	366 of 432	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1311 of 1369	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1372 of 1432	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1323 of 1414	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1433 of 1475	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1407 of 1495	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-33 vs state

Math11%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Willard Frances E School	Public	K-4	2900 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7180	377	32	11.9	108.0%	19 (5.0%)	107 (28.4%)	235 (62.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	5.1	1477^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.8	1474^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.4%	3	12.8	9.0					10.9	17.6	12.8					15.3	$21,040	$5,144	$15,897
Elkin Lewis School	Public	K-4	3199 D St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7140	455	41	11.0	117.1%	9 (2.0%)	90 (19.8%)	353 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2.8	1510^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.7	1526^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.0%	16	6.3	5.0					5.6	9.5	7.1					8.3	$25,628	$5,584	$20,045
Brown Henry A School	Public	PK, KG-8	1946 E Sergeant St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7490	333	32	10.4	91.9%	56 (16.8%)	73 (21.9%)	168 (50.5%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	21.6	1175^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.2%		19.9	1221^st of 1526 public elementary schools	20.0%	46	19.1	51.7	10.0	12.2	10.5	5.8	16.7	38.1	41.4	19.5	24.4	39.5	22.9	29.7	$23,146	$8,019	$15,127
Sheridan School	Public	K-5	800 E Ontario St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7160	437	36	12.3	105.7%	11 (2.5%)	135 (30.9%)	283 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	6.2	1449^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.1%		3	1518^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.5%	69	15.1	13.6	5.8				11.9	13.6	13.8	14.6				14.0	$21,054	$7,022	$14,032
Richmond School	Public	K-5	2944 Belgrade St	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7159	351	28	12.3	96.3%	114 (32.5%)	58 (16.5%)	141 (40.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.1%)	26.3	1123^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	25.7%		20	1218^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.2%	95	24.1	43.4	30.2				31.9	22.4	39.1	34.0				31.2	$21,434	$7,890	$13,544
Sheppard Isaac School	Public	K-4	120 W Cambria St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7070	123	13	9.7	108.1%	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.5%)	112 (91.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8.2	1389^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.1%		7.1	1417^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.1%	28	14.3	14.3					14.3	19.0	23.8					21.4	$30,404	$10,342	$20,062
Hunter William High School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 N Front St	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7110	414	34	12.1	98.3%	8 (1.9%)	92 (22.2%)	300 (72.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	9.1	1374^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.1%		6.2	1433^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.1%	59	23.0	10.8	11.9	2.9	8.6	2.2	9.1	19.2	10.8	24.4	14.7	14.3	13.0	16.0	$19,818	$7,519	$12,300
Webster School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Frankford Ave	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7170	510	40	12.6	98.8%	49 (9.6%)	148 (29.0%)	292 (57.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	13.2	1299^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.1	1373^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	74	15.2	32.8	6.4				17.5	21.6	37.9	7.9				22.0	$20,418	$4,819	$15,599
Hackett Horatio B School	Public	PK, KG-5	2161 E York Street	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7470	413	32	12.8	107.0%	222 (53.8%)	35 (8.5%)	84 (20.3%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (13.1%)	68.8	491^st of 1511 public elementary schools	67.5%		63.7	620^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.4%	129	57.9	66.7	44.4				58.3	56.2	66.7	53.6				59.3	$46,009	$34,872	$11,137
Pan American Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2830 North American Street	Philadelphia	19133	Philadelphia County	Pan American Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 425-1212	749	60	12.5	99.6%	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)	696 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5.7	1460^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.9	1470^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.7%	10	10.4	11.8	6.1	3.6	0.0	3.6	6.3	14.1	12.8	7.2	16.7	17.1	26.8	15.1	$22,364	$5,132	$17,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Willard Frances E School

What schools do graduates of Willard Frances E School attend?

Students who attend Willard Frances E School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones
High : Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
High : Kensington Health Sciences
High : Kensington High School

What district is Willard Frances E School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Willard Frances E School a good school?

Willard Frances E School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Willard Frances E School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Willard Frances E School.

What is the racial makeup of Willard Frances E School?

Students at Willard Frances E School are 62% Hispanic, 28% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

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